May 3, 2015
First Universalist Church
of Minneapolis
Welcome!
First Universalist Choir
Schicksalslied
-Johannes Brahms, music
-Friedrich Holderlin, text
You wander above in the light
on soft ground, blessed genies!
Blazing, divine breezes
brush by you as lightly
as the fingers of the player
on her holy strings.
Fateless, like sleeping
infants, the divine beings breathe,
chastely protected
in modest buds,
blooming eternally
their spirits,
and thier blissful eyes
gazing in mute,
eternal clarity.
Yet there is granted us
no place to rest;
we vanish, we fall the suffering humans blind from one
hour to another,
like water thrown from cliff
to cliff,
for years into the unknown depths.
Bob Barnes
Margit Berg
Kira Berglund
Charles Betz
Judy Broad
Maggie Burton
Amanda Carlson
Sherrilee Carter
Alison Cerier
Ian Cook
Ben Cooper
Michael Day
Ray Dillon
Elizabeth Dunn
Judy Eitland
Bill Ellwood
Joanne Engelking
Liz Erickson
Valerie Garber
Nancy Gaschott
Pat Gottschalk
Bonnie Gray
Barbara Harman
Carol Hiniker
Greg Hoelzer
Marybeth Holzer
Shelley des Islets
Ann Kay
Janet Keysser
Fawzia Khan
Jenni Klotz
Ellen Kluz
Rita Langteau
Joanna Lees
Jeff Lenox
Anne McBean
Candace McClenahan
Linda McNary
Tony Meysenburg
Elena Miller
Taryn Mortimer
Laurie Nelson
Nora Page
Ron Parker
Jackie Paro
Karen Parson
Rita Petersen
David Peichel
Louis Quast
Jean Ramlow
Jim Ramnaraine
Weld Ransom
Dick Rueter
Meg Sandfer
Colleen Schaefle
James Schanen
Susan Schultz
Sarah Sheehan
Lisa Sinclair
Alan Sroufe
June Sroufe
Lynne Stanley
William Stryk
Anda Tanaka
Victoria Thompson
Shelley Thron
Pamela Vincent
Tina Wade
Melody Werner
Elizabeth Wiethoff
Judith Wright
Sara Yale
First Universalist Orchestra
Violin I
Coleen Schaefle
Theresa Elliott
Kate Jones
Violin II
Derick Rehurek
Martha Moriarty
Mary Hanson
Viola
Svetlana Davis
Chris Chelgren
Cello
Erin Dajka Holley
Rosa Thompson Vieira
Bass
Ann Marie McIntire
Flute
Martha Sawyer
Ann Terlizzi
Oboe
Joel Abdella
Beth Moorhead
Bassoon
Cate Calkins
Clarinet
Ken Gellerman
David Thomas
Celebrating our
Generosity
Offering plates from Sunday service:
4/19
4/12 4/5
Neighborhoods Organizing for Change $1,722
Night on the Street $1,288
Racial Justice $1,161
To nominate an offering recipient, go to:
www.firstuniversalistchurch.com/offering-plate
Are You Visiting?
Come to a brief orientation to First
Universalist and Unitarian Universalism,
the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Our next orientation
takes place: TODAY, May 3
Meet us in the front of the Sanctuary immediately after the service. Find out more about
our community in this 45-minute overview.
No sign up needed and coffee & childcare are
provided.
The Visiting Families Welcome Station at
the north end of the Religious Education
wing has information about our Children,
Youth & Family Ministries. Stop by if
you are interested in learning more, or
email our Director of Children, Youth
& Family Ministries, Lauren Wyeth at:
[email protected].
Horn
Karen Holms
Bob Olson
Let Us Keep You In Our
Thoughts & Prayers
Trumpet
David Bach
Pete Berg
If you are experiencing a crisis or
transition, or celebrating a joy--please let
us know. If you’d like to be included in our
Trombone
Brian McCullough
Scott Smith
May 3, 2015
Cycle of Life each Sunday in worship, please
contact Sandy diNanni at (sandy@firstuniv.
org) or (612) 825-1701.
If you would like support, please contact
Rev. Jen Crow ([email protected] or
825-1701) or any member of our Pastoral
Care Team.
We are so glad that you are here.
At First Universalist Church,
in the spirit of love and hope,
we give, receive, and grow.
First Universalist Church
of Minneapolis
In the Universalist spirit of love and hope,
we give, receive, and grow.
Worship Theme: Thresholds
First Universalist Church
of Minneapolis
We welcome, affirm, and protect the
light in each human heart; we act outside
of our walls; we listen to where love is
calling us next.
We do all this as a faith community
committed to racial justice. These
spiritual practices and commitments are
the ways we move in rhythm with the
great love that is alive in the world.
Helpful Information
Hearing Devices are available; please
ask an usher. Cushions are available for
the pews and are located next to the
sound booth and at the entrance to the
Sanctuary. Please return them to their
home after the service.
We also have Fragrance-Free rows
marked in the balcony.
For more information about First
Universalist, go to our website:
www.firstuniversalistchurch.org, stop by
our Information Center in the Social Hall
downstairs after services, or call our church
office, 612-825-1701.
The Weekly Liberal
Want to know what’s going on at First
Universalist Church? The Weekly Liberal
(our weekly newsletter) is for you! If you
aren’t already on the e-news distribution
list and would like to be, simply sign up
online by visiting our website or by
scanning the QR code below. Please note,
too, that paper copies of The Weekly
Liberal will always be available in the
office and at Sunday’s services.
Worship in Music
and message
Holding Lightly
rev. justin schroeder
First Universalist Choir
and Orchestra
Music for Gathering
Dr. Jerrod Wendland
Cycle of Life
Rev. Elaine Aron Tenbrink
Worship Leaders
Words of Welcome
Rev. Justin Schroeder
Bellsound
Prelude
Cuckoo First Universalist Children’s Choir
-Benjamin Britten Rev. Justin Schroeder
Rev. Elaine Aron Tenbrink
Dr. Randal Buikema
Dr. Jerrod Wendland
Colleen Schaefle
Narissa Bach
First Universalist Choir
and Orchestra
Hymn of Prayer # 123 (please remain seated)
Spirit of Life
-Carolyn McDade (reprinted with permission by the UUA)
Spirit of life, come unto me,
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea:
Move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close. Wings set me free.
Spirit of Life, come to me. Come to me.
Chalice Lighters
Message in Story Rev. Elaine Aron Tenbrink
Message in Word
Opening Hymn #61
Lighting the Chalice
Minister of Worship Arts
Dr. Randal Buikema
Director of Choral Arts
Chancel Flowers
-Johannes Brahms, music
-Friedrick Holderlin, text
Today’s flowers were arranged by Pam Vincent of the Visual Arts
Committee.
Silence
-James V. Blake
Offering: Pilsbury House Theater
Offertory/Closing Hymn #29 (Please remain seated)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
(reprinted with permission by the UUA)
Closing Words
Worship Design and Coordination
Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
Love is the spirit of this church,
and service is its law.
This is our great covenant:
To dwell together in peace,
to seek the truth in love,
and to help one another.
Musical Interlude
Dr. Jerrod Wendland
Recognition of Leadership
Rev. Justin Schroeder
Rev. Elaine Aron Tenbrink
Rev. Justin Schroeder
Our World is One World
(Children go to class after singing verse 1)
Go Now in Peace
Music for the Journey
Pilsbury House Theater’s mission is to create challenging theatre to inspire
choice, change and connection. Through the mainstage season and other
community engagement programs, Pillsbury House Theater (PHT) illuminates the differences that make each person unique and the similarities
that bring people together, within an artistic environment that promotes
understanding and leads to positive action. Housed within an urban community center in the most diverse neighborhood in Minnesota, the theatre
is a company of artists working in partnership with diverse audiences to
create transformational arts experiences. As part of Pilsbury House United
Communities, a large and respected human service agency committed to
building relationships to strengthen the core city, PHT upholds the tradtition that the arts are an integral part of all healthy communities.
Worship Theme: Thresholds
Blessing in Song #413 Hymn of Celebration # 134
Frances Pappajohn-Goldade 9:30
Charlie Poulter
11:15
Message in Music
Holding Lightly
Rev. Justin Schroeder
First Universalist Choir and Orchestra
Schicksalslied Dr. Randal Buikema, Conductor
(please rise in body or spirit)
Lo, the Earth Awakes Again
Senior Minister
Minister of Membership & Adult Ministries
Director of Choral Arts
Pianist
Children’s Choir Director
Children’s Choir Accompanist
Dr. Jerrod Wendland
The nature of thresholds is that there is one foot in what was and one
foot in what is to become. The present of thresholds is a lesson in pausing,
noticing, remembering, and dreaming. This month we practice suspending
our wish to know, and our penchant for planning, and surrender ourselves
to the spiritual journey of not knowing, and living comfortably between
worlds.